Rotherham pupil referral unit to close

The Rowan Centre Pupil Referral Unit in Rawmarsh has been ” completely vacated”, and students and staff transferred to the new Elements Academy on the old college site at Dinnington.

Teaching, support, and ancillary staff who worked at the Rowan Centre, have also transferred to Elements Academy – a special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs..

If the plans are approved by cabinet on November 21, a statutory consultation will take place and the DofE will be notified of the closure by April 2023.

A report states that “costs are being incurred” as the Rowan Centre sits empty.

The report adds: “Indicative timescales would seek to have a new plan in place for the site for Easter 2023, with a school taking on the site from September 2023.”